'The Resident' Gets Back-Nine Order at Fox for Full Second Season

The medical drama has put up consistent ratings at the start of its sophomore run.

Fox has given a positive prognosis to The Resident, picking up an additional nine episodes of the hospital drama.

The order will give the show a full 22-episode second season. It premiered in January and, as is customary for midseason shows, got a 13-episode order when it was renewed for 2018-19.

The full-season pickup for The Resident on Wednesday came minutes after NBC ordered more episodes of another medical drama, New Amsterdam.

"[Executive producers] Amy Holden Jones, Todd Harthan and the amazing team behind The Resident have brilliantly offered viewers the ability to see the medical industry through a different lens,” said Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn in a statement. “We can't wait to watch the exceptional cast as they continue to roam the halls of Chastain Memorial Hospital."

The Resident has put up consistent ratings in its first three weeks, averaging a 1.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.89 million viewers in live-plus-same-day numbers. That's a little ahead of the 0.9 rating and 4.23 million viewers the show averaged on Mondays last season and on par with its 2017-18 averages, even when the inflated premiere that aired after the NFC Championship is included.

After a week of delayed viewing, the Sept. 24 season premiere grew to 1.7 in adults 18-49 (a 55 percent boost) and 7.44 million viewers (up 59 percent). Fox said the premiere had 8.9 million viewers across all platforms.